Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him Eric.garcia@the-independent.com
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ICE dragged me from my car after I told them I’m autistic.
Exclusive Details: Aliya Rahman speaks to Eric Garcia about her ordeals — on the streets of Minneapolis, in a grim ICE detention center where she was mocked over her condition and through the public t...
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I spoke with Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman whom ICE ripped out of her car, about her experience of being in a viral video, what she experienced in detention and why she thinks we might be in bigger trouble in the future.
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just remembered that recently out of the blue my 7-year-old asked “dad, what was the collapse of the soviet union?”
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
just remembered that recently out of the blue my 7-year-old asked “dad, what was the collapse of the soviet union?”
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Billionaire Leslie Wexner has been ordered to testify in a lawsuit brought by a group of former Ohio State University students who say they were sexually assaulted decades ago by a campus doctor and their alma mater did nothing to stop him.
Judge orders Leslie Wexner to testify in Ohio State abuse survivors' lawsuit
Wexner, who was on the OSU board of trustees when Dr. Richard Strauss preyed on students, is also scheduled to testify before Congress about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Billionaire Leslie Wexner has been ordered to testify in a lawsuit brought by a group of former Ohio State University students who say they were sexually assaulted decades ago by a campus doctor and their alma mater did nothing to stop him.
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Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Current state of things: One Fox News host casually declares that Epstein’s money comes from “Jewish billionaires” and a “Jewish banking family,” another responds that he was a “sex rabbi.” www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/jes...
I'll miss working with Justin, but this is great news for @zeteo.com. @justinbaragona.bsky.social is a fantastic colleague.
Zeteo has new contributors!
@justinbaragona.bsky.social is back with his newsletter, ‘Ragebait,’ i.e his take on the right-wing media’s latest manufactured outrage.
Trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has saved lives in Gaza, will be sharing his experience documenting a genocide in real-time.
@justinbaragona.bsky.social is back with his newsletter, ‘Ragebait,’ i.e his take on the right-wing media’s latest manufactured outrage.
Trauma surgeon Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has saved lives in Gaza, will be sharing his experience documenting a genocide in real-time.
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I'll miss working with Justin, but this is great news for @zeteo.com. @justinbaragona.bsky.social is a fantastic colleague.
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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I was halfway right.
Trump tries to nominate Hassett as Fed Chair and fails. So he picks Warsh instead who sails through.
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I was halfway right.
I am once again reminding people that gerrymandering does not affect statewide races.
February 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I am once again reminding people that gerrymandering does not affect statewide races.
For all of MAGA's boasting of bringing back American manufacturing and "manly jobs," Trump 2.0 saw one industry grow more than others: caring for older Americans.
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Underpaid and under pressure: The eldercare workforce leading America's job growth
The fastest-growing U.S. jobs are in homes and nursing facilities, caring for an aging population. But worker shortages and policy threaten the pipeline.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
For all of MAGA's boasting of bringing back American manufacturing and "manly jobs," Trump 2.0 saw one industry grow more than others: caring for older Americans.
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
Per the CBO on tariffs : "the net effect of tariffs is to raise U.S. consumer prices by the full portion of the cost of the tariffs borne domestically (95 percent)." www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Per the CBO on tariffs : "the net effect of tariffs is to raise U.S. consumer prices by the full portion of the cost of the tariffs borne domestically (95 percent)." www.cbo.gov/system/files...
Hope Chris Coons has a nice Valentine's Day
February 13, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Hope Chris Coons has a nice Valentine's Day
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Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Firing a pilot for leaving Kristi Noem's blanket behind. Berating staff when she's not on TV enough. Inside the constant chaos at DHS.
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Merz offers up an unmistakable warning to the US in his MSC speech: Your power is not what it once was. China is gaining ground. The strategy set out in the NSS will accelerate this trend. If you go it alone, you will run up against your limits. Europe rejects MAGA free speech and tariffs.
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Merz offers up an unmistakable warning to the US in his MSC speech: Your power is not what it once was. China is gaining ground. The strategy set out in the NSS will accelerate this trend. If you go it alone, you will run up against your limits. Europe rejects MAGA free speech and tariffs.
Noem and Lewandowski had demanded that ICE capture its arrests on video for social media. But Noem and Lewandowski berated Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, for videos in Minnesota showing federal officers tangling with protesters. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Noem and Lewandowski had demanded that ICE capture its arrests on video for social media. But Noem and Lewandowski berated Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, for videos in Minnesota showing federal officers tangling with protesters. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lewandowski had initially wanted to formally serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump rejected the idea due to reports of a romantic relationship between the two—which he has continued to bring up. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Lewandowski had initially wanted to formally serve as Noem’s chief of staff, but Trump rejected the idea due to reports of a romantic relationship between the two—which he has continued to bring up. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Per @politico.com Playbook: AOC will deliver her speech in Munich at 11 AM Eastern Time
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Playbook
The unofficial guide to official Washington, every morning and weekday afternoons.
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February 13, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Per @politico.com Playbook: AOC will deliver her speech in Munich at 11 AM Eastern Time
www.politico.com/playbook
www.politico.com/playbook
One way Schumer works with Trump to get (some) of what he wants? Leaning into their shared experience as New Yorkers. The familiarity extends to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the president's top foreign-policy negotiator Steve Witkoff.
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Inside the "complicated" relationship between Donald Trump and Chuck Schumer
Schumer and Trump have each other's numbers, both literally and figuratively.
www.axios.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
One way Schumer works with Trump to get (some) of what he wants? Leaning into their shared experience as New Yorkers. The familiarity extends to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the president's top foreign-policy negotiator Steve Witkoff.
www.axios.com/2026/02/13/t...
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“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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February 13, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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On Epstein, as always: "You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you start to follow the money, and you don't know where the fuck it's gonna "-Lester Freamon
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
On Epstein, as always: "You follow drugs, you get drug addicts and drug dealers. But you start to follow the money, and you don't know where the fuck it's gonna "-Lester Freamon
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From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
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The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
From The Washington Post:
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The Logan Paul-Bad Bunny thing is a setup for Wrestlemania, right? Like, it has to be, considering Benito is a massive WWE fan.
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
The Logan Paul-Bad Bunny thing is a setup for Wrestlemania, right? Like, it has to be, considering Benito is a massive WWE fan.
What's one of your favorite filler arcs in a show you love?
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
What's one of your favorite filler arcs in a show you love?
"Neverita" is such a gorgeous Bad Bunny song.
February 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"Neverita" is such a gorgeous Bad Bunny song.
And a former White House Counsel to Barack Obama
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
And a former White House Counsel to Barack Obama
It finally happened: someone stumped me on a random House member I didn't know off the top of my head. @premthakker.bsky.social you win the money.
February 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
It finally happened: someone stumped me on a random House member I didn't know off the top of my head. @premthakker.bsky.social you win the money.